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June 2017

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Landscape

The Little Red School

It was almost the end of a photographic journey in the western side ot Massachusetts. During the whole day, we were happy to forget about work, and to enjoy a shared passion for photography. Tired but in peace, while driving back on the Mohawk trail, we stopped close to a small brick house. As we […]

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Cityscape

350, 5th Avenue, NYC

As any other icon, the Empire State Building is a difficult subject for a travel photographer who has limited time and opportunities. How to capture something that might feel slightly different from the other tens of thousands of images taken daily ? There is probably no simple recipe. Great photographers will probably just follow their instinct, and […]

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Cityscape

Out of the Shadows

One of the characteristics of cities with tall buildings, is the high contrast produced by shadows and direct or reflected light. Technically it forces the photographer to not trust its camera auto exposure settings, and to be in control, which is good. It also strongly isolates the subject in the light, as background details vanish […]